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Nassim Akrour 
Personal information Date of birth July 10, 1974 Place of birth Courbevoie, France Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club FC Istres Number 18 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1997 Olympique Noisy-le-Sec - (-) 1997–1999 Sutton United - (-) 1999–2000 Woking 51 (19) 2000–2002 FC Istres 74 (32) 2002–2004 Troyes AC 44 (10) 2004 Le Havre AC 16 (2) 2004–2010 Grenoble Foot 38 194 (54) 2010– FC Istres 41 (17) National team‡ 2001–2004 Algeria 18 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 24 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 24 September 2011 (UTC)Nassim Akrour (Arabic: نسيم أكرور) (born July 10, 1974 in Courbevoie, France) is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays for FC Istres in the French Ligue 2.
Akrour is the all-time leading scorer of French club Grenoble Foot 38 with 59 goals in all competitions, including 54 league goals. He is also the record appearance maker for the club with 206 matches.
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Club career
On July 15, 2010, Akrour signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with Ligue 2 side FC Istres.
International career
On December 5, 2001, Akrour made his debut for the Algerian national team as a 60th minute substitute in a 1-1 friendly with Ghana in Algiers.[1]
Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group. He played in all three of Algeria's games, starting in one, and scored one goal in the second group game against Liberia.[2]
He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.
National team statistics
Algeria national team Year Apps Goals 2001 2 0 2002 7 4 2003 5 2 2004 4 0 Total 18 6 International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. January 14, 2002 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria 
Benin3 – 0 4 – 0 Friendly match 2. January 25, 2002 Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali 
Liberia1 – 1 2 – 2 2002 African Cup of Nations 3. October 11, 2002 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria 
Chad1 – 0 4 – 1 2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification) 4. October 11, 2002 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria Chad4 – 1 4 – 1 2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification) 5. February 12, 2003 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria 
Belgium3 – 1 1 – 3 Friendly match 6. March 29, 2003 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola 
Angola1 – 1 1 – 1 Friendly match References
External links
Algeria squad – 2002 Africa Cup of Nations 
Algeria squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations FC Istres – current squad 1 Idir · 2 Lamine · 3 Flégeau · 4 Dielna · 5 Agouazi · 6 Chelle · 7 Palmieri · 8 Ba · 10 Fettouhi · 12 de Préville · 13 Kehiha · 16 Ménétrier · 17 Akrour · 18 Tarasconi · 19 Nouri · 20 Melliti · 21 Adeílson · 22 Massengo · 23 Sène · 24 Guendouz · 25 Yahia-Chérif · 26 Orsattoni · 27 Robin · 28 Sainati · 29 Barillon · 30 Petrić · Manager: Pasqualetti
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Courbevoie
- Algeria international footballers
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Algerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Algerian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- FC Istres players
- Association football forwards
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriates in the United Kingdom
- French footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- Kabyle people
- Le Havre AC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Sutton United F.C. players
- Troyes AC players
- Woking F.C. players
- Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players
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